A new app, which aims to help people get physically active and build healthy habits through the power of group psychology, teamwork and friendship, has launched after securing £500,000 worth of funding.

Samsung Electronics is making its digital fitness platform available for free on its entire 2020 range of smart TV models.

Digital music, podcast, and video streaming service, Spotify, has launched Daily Wellness: A new mix of motivational podcasts and personalised music to help people de-stress and stay well during the lockdown.

Premier Global NASM has restructured its education offering to create new career pathways to help personal trainers and individuals entering the sector navigate their way to career success.

The founder of Remedy Place on setting up the world’s first ‘social wellness club’

Reaching members anywhere and anytime to connect, engage and coach is more important than ever and can easily be activated through Technogym Mywellness

A look at some of the impressive digital offerings clubs have created in lightning fast time, to keep members active at home

Jak Phillips looks at how Chinese clubs handled the Coronavirus shutdowns

The Global Wellness Institute’s Move to be Well: The Global Economy of Physical Activity report uncovers the activity segments that can deliver and monetise more participation. Leonor Stanton takes a look at the data for HCM.

What were we expecting for the industry in 2020 before the pandemic struck? According to our panel of experts, membership packages for Gen Z are ripe for a rethink, and savvy employers should be thinking about putting in place bespoke digital tools for staff wellbeing

Vitality and RAND Europe have carried out a global study revealing that increased physical activity can benefit not only individuals but also businesses and global economies. Andre Nepgen shares the insights

The franchise sector has investors keen to back businesses with the potential to grow

Deloitte’s Alicia Whistlecroft summarises findings from the State of the UK Fitness Industry Report. Budgets and boutiques are challenging the domestic status quo, throwing up a range of new opportunities

Our news team at HCM rounds up some of the highlights from recent medical research in the health, fitness and wellbeing industry. Give your brain a boost, work out safely and tweet your fitness are just some of the insights

Technogym is launching a webinar series, Technogym Talks: The Expert’s Perspective, to assist operators in the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

Mothers-to-be and new mothers are being offered free access to a personalised motherhood wellness app, called Biamother.

A wellness tech platform is offering boutique fitness studios and personal trainers the opportunity to create their own, customised live-streaming services and apps.

Precor has developed a set of resources for gym operators, designed to keep members engaged throughout the lockdown periods caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The newly refurbished Aberdeen Sports Village (ASV) has undergone a £500,000 overhaul to enable it to offer a stronger user experience with digital connectivity at its core.

A personalised sexual wellness app has been launched with the aim of improving people’s sex lives

One of the factors that has made the coronavirus outbreak so severe across the globe is that some of those infected do not show any symptoms, resulting in them going about their lives as normal, infecting even more people.

Spa software company, Zenoti, has produced insights into the impact coronavirus is having on its customers.

A personalised sexual wellness app has been launched with the aim of improving people’s sex lives.

The CEO of David Lloyd Leisure talks to HCM about new models, standalone boutiques and growing the estate

Charlie Bourne, MD of new luxury health club Eden One, talks about developing a new combination of facilities

US country music singer Carrie Underwood is dipping her toe in the fitness industry, with the launch of a fitness app which she says will ultimately form part of a "holistic wellness platform".

Tech firm Eight Sleep, which markets itself as "the world's first sleep fitness company", has signed a deal with NBA star Danny Green which will see the basketball player become an investor and ambassador for the company.

Luxury tech innovator, Immersive Gym, has launched an augmented fitness environment which “intelligently uses technology” to transform static workouts into real-time journeys, without wearables.

Amir Alroy, co-founder of Israeli wellness innovation hub, Welltech1, and Ömer Isvan, president of Servotel Corporation, have been announced as co-chairs of the Global Wellness Summit 2020, which will be held in Tel Aviv, Israel from 10-13 November 2020.

Technogym's connected cardio equipment is now compatible with Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2.